Dedication scheduled for July 25House of Horrors:
Hideous New SSPX Church in Madrid (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/hideous-sspx-church-madrid.htm)
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid2_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid2.jpeg)
In Madrid, the capital of Spain, the Society of St. Pius X spent the last few years building a new church. The building has now been completed, and the solemn dedication ceremony is scheduled (http://www.fsspx.es/es/news-events/calendar/bendición-nueva-capilla-santiago-apóstol-17099) for this coming Monday, July 25, which coincides with the parish’s titular feast, for the church is dedicated to St. James the Greater, Apostle.
Normally, none of this would be news, for the SSPX builds new parish churches around the globe all the time. The case of St. James the Apostle Church in Madrid, however, is different, because the exterior of the now-completed building is so hideous that it might as well be a Novus Ordo church. One may also easily mistake it for an office building, a library, or worse.
Here are a few sample pictures of this monstrosity (click each photo to enlarge). Make no mistake about it, this church is no longer under construction — it’s done!
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid3_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid3.jpeg)
The outer facade facing the main road
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid7_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid7.jpeg)
Another view of the same
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid8_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid8.jpeg)
The SSPX logo is plastered all over the outer wall
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid4_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid4.jpeg)
These interesting windows face a side street
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid9_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid9.jpeg)
A wider view
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid10_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid10.jpeg)
A view from the corner
You can check this out for yourself. Simply go to Google Maps (https://www.google.com/maps) and use Street View for the following address: Calle de Catalina Suárez, 16, 28007 Madrid, Spain.
By the way, did you notice the odd-looking statue at the top of the building? Here is a close-up:
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid1_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid1.jpeg)
What is this? The Grim Reaper? Actually, it is supposed to be the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the SSPX claims to be especially devoted. Here is a closer view still:
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid6_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid6.jpeg)
No eyes, no mouth, and just a hideous overall appearance. How much this must have cost? Or perhaps it was a gift from the local Masonic Lodge?
Lots more photos of the church, both during and after construction, can be found at the following links:
• The Frightening New Church of the SSPX in Spain (http://brasildogmadafe.blogspot.ca/2015/11/the-disgusting-new-church-being-built.html)
• Obras de la Capilla Santiago Apóstol, semana tras semanas (http://tradicioncatolica.es/donativos-bienhechores/obras-de-la-futura-capilla-santiago-apostol-semana-tras-semanas/)
• La Neo-FSSPX invita a la Bendición de la Capilla esperpéntica de Madrid (http://nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com/2016/07/la-neo-fsspx-invita-la-bendicion-de-la.html)
• Capilla de arquitectura moderna para la FSSPX (http://statveritasblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/capilla-de-arquitectura-moderna-para-la.html)
• La Horrorosa Neo Iglesia de la Neo FSSPX en España (http://syllabus-errorum.blogspot.mx/2015/11/la-horrorosa-neo-iglesia-de-la-neo.html)
• Polemica arquitectura modernista de la Capilla de la FSSPX en Madrid España (http://marienburgmagazine.blogspot.com/2016/01/polemica-arquitectura-modernista-de-la.html)
Bp. Alfonso de Galarreta is the District Superior for Spain and Portugal and will presumably be the celebrant for the dedication on July 25. No doubt we will get plenty more photos in a few days.
Not much commentary is needed here. It seems that in Madrid the Lefebvrians are trying to out-Novus-Ordo the Novus Ordo, at least as far as exterior church architecture goes. No doubt, with this new Capilla de Santiago Apóstol — Chapel of St. James the Apostle — the SSPX will be yet another step closer to being fully accepted by Modernist Rome. At this point, the writing is, even quite literally, on the wall.
See Also:
• An Infernal Dungeon: Berkeley’s “Catholic” Campus Chapel (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/an-infernal-dungeon.htm)
• Novus Ordo Monster Altars! (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/novus-ordo-monster-altars.htm)
• Churches from Hell (http://www.traditioninaction.org/RevolutionPhotos/A364rcChurchHell.html)
• Stage Diving, Pornography & more: “Cardinal” Schonborn’s “Youth Masses” (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/schonborns-youth-mass-2008.htm)
• Blasphemy in Concrete: “Holy Family” Church in Italy (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/holy-family-church-salerno.htm)
• Compare and Contrast: The “Great Renewal” (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/novus-ordo-logic-mass.htm)
• Catholic vs. Novus Ordo Churches: Easy to see the difference (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/time-to-wake-up.htm)
• Have the Gates of Hell prevailed against the Church? (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/gates-of-hell-prevailed.htm)
• OK, so… NOW WHAT?! (https://novusordowatch.org/now-what.htm) - How to be a real Catholic today
What does the inside look like?From the nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com post (https://nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com/2016/07/la-neo-fsspx-invita-la-bendicion-de-la.html?m=1):
Quote from: Viva Cristo ReyWhat does the inside look like?From the nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com post (https://nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com/2016/07/la-neo-fsspx-invita-la-bendicion-de-la.html?m=1):
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k2ZTmGgQu-0/V5PUG-sV3zI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/x7gvyD_dgfMdbL3HM5jF5P_SrTeYlZlkgCLcB/s1600/IMG_4992%2B%25281%2529.JPG) (https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k2ZTmGgQu-0/V5PUG-sV3zI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/x7gvyD_dgfMdbL3HM5jF5P_SrTeYlZlkgCLcB/s1600/IMG_4992%2B%25281%2529.JPG)
Quote from: Viva Cristo ReyWhat does the inside look like?From the nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com post (https://nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com/2016/07/la-neo-fsspx-invita-la-bendicion-de-la.html?m=1):
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k2ZTmGgQu-0/V5PUG-sV3zI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/x7gvyD_dgfMdbL3HM5jF5P_SrTeYlZlkgCLcB/s1600/IMG_4992%2B%25281%2529.JPG) (https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k2ZTmGgQu-0/V5PUG-sV3zI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/x7gvyD_dgfMdbL3HM5jF5P_SrTeYlZlkgCLcB/s1600/IMG_4992%2B%25281%2529.JPG)
Quote from: NovusOrdoWatchDedication scheduled for July 25House of Horrors:
Hideous New SSPX Church in Madrid (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/hideous-sspx-church-madrid.htm)
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid2_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid2.jpeg)
In Madrid, the capital of Spain, the Society of St. Pius X spent the last few years building a new church. The building has now been completed, and the solemn dedication ceremony is scheduled (http://www.fsspx.es/es/news-events/calendar/bendición-nueva-capilla-santiago-apóstol-17099) for this coming Monday, July 25, which coincides with the parish’s titular feast, for the church is dedicated to St. James the Greater, Apostle.
Normally, none of this would be news, for the SSPX builds new parish churches around the globe all the time. The case of St. James the Apostle Church in Madrid, however, is different, because the exterior of the now-completed building is so hideous that it might as well be a Novus Ordo church. One may also easily mistake it for an office building, a library, or worse.
Here are a few sample pictures of this monstrosity (click each photo to enlarge). Make no mistake about it, this church is no longer under construction — it’s done!
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid3_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid3.jpeg)
The outer facade facing the main road
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid7_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid7.jpeg)
Another view of the same
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid8_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid8.jpeg)
The SSPX logo is plastered all over the outer wall
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid4_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid4.jpeg)
These interesting windows face a side street
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid9_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid9.jpeg)
A wider view
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid10_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid10.jpeg)
A view from the corner
You can check this out for yourself. Simply go to Google Maps (https://www.google.com/maps) and use Street View for the following address: Calle de Catalina Suárez, 16, 28007 Madrid, Spain.
By the way, did you notice the odd-looking statue at the top of the building? Here is a close-up:
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid1_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid1.jpeg)
What is this? The Grim Reaper? Actually, it is supposed to be the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the SSPX claims to be especially devoted. Here is a closer view still:
(https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid6_med.jpeg) (https://novusordowatch.org/_Media/sspx-church-madrid6.jpeg)
No eyes, no mouth, and just a hideous overall appearance. How much this must have cost? Or perhaps it was a gift from the local Masonic Lodge?
Lots more photos of the church, both during and after construction, can be found at the following links:
• The Frightening New Church of the SSPX in Spain (http://brasildogmadafe.blogspot.ca/2015/11/the-disgusting-new-church-being-built.html)
• Obras de la Capilla Santiago Apóstol, semana tras semanas (http://tradicioncatolica.es/donativos-bienhechores/obras-de-la-futura-capilla-santiago-apostol-semana-tras-semanas/)
• La Neo-FSSPX invita a la Bendición de la Capilla esperpéntica de Madrid (http://nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com/2016/07/la-neo-fsspx-invita-la-bendicion-de-la.html)
• Capilla de arquitectura moderna para la FSSPX (http://statveritasblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/capilla-de-arquitectura-moderna-para-la.html)
• La Horrorosa Neo Iglesia de la Neo FSSPX en España (http://syllabus-errorum.blogspot.mx/2015/11/la-horrorosa-neo-iglesia-de-la-neo.html)
• Polemica arquitectura modernista de la Capilla de la FSSPX en Madrid España (http://marienburgmagazine.blogspot.com/2016/01/polemica-arquitectura-modernista-de-la.html)
Bp. Alfonso de Galarreta is the District Superior for Spain and Portugal and will presumably be the celebrant for the dedication on July 25. No doubt we will get plenty more photos in a few days.
Not much commentary is needed here. It seems that in Madrid the Lefebvrians are trying to out-Novus-Ordo the Novus Ordo, at least as far as exterior church architecture goes. No doubt, with this new Capilla de Santiago Apóstol — Chapel of St. James the Apostle — the SSPX will be yet another step closer to being fully accepted by Modernist Rome. At this point, the writing is, even quite literally, on the wall.
See Also:
• An Infernal Dungeon: Berkeley’s “Catholic” Campus Chapel (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/an-infernal-dungeon.htm)
• Novus Ordo Monster Altars! (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/novus-ordo-monster-altars.htm)
• Churches from Hell (http://www.traditioninaction.org/RevolutionPhotos/A364rcChurchHell.html)
• Stage Diving, Pornography & more: “Cardinal” Schonborn’s “Youth Masses” (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/schonborns-youth-mass-2008.htm)
• Blasphemy in Concrete: “Holy Family” Church in Italy (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/holy-family-church-salerno.htm)
• Compare and Contrast: The “Great Renewal” (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/novus-ordo-logic-mass.htm)
• Catholic vs. Novus Ordo Churches: Easy to see the difference (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/time-to-wake-up.htm)
• Have the Gates of Hell prevailed against the Church? (https://novusordowatch.org/wire/gates-of-hell-prevailed.htm)
• OK, so… NOW WHAT?! (https://novusordowatch.org/now-what.htm) - How to be a real Catholic today
Much of the art today is plain ugly. Looks like a slap stick job.
I remember attending an art festival many years ago where the
public can vote.
The picture that won first prize of $1000.00 turned out that a bucket
of mixed paint was thrown on a canvas by a child.
Absolutely no taste and no appreciation for true talented art.
A confusing building indicative of the organisation and the religion it promotes. The best interpretation we can make is that the brand has now been packaged and is ready for marketing as a 'fast food' solution for busy apartment dwellers wanting a little updated nostalgia. What is missing is a Starbucks refreshment concession.
The Society has never been big on architectural taste; too much time has been spent in make-shift buildings and hotels, even tents, that is has forgotten what old churches looked like. I know some of the older generation were shocked at what had become of the 'house of God' in the hands of the Society and had decided to give it a miss. Crude minimalism was not for them; the psychological adjustment was just too great to make.
If form follows function in this case, then I expect the expanse of tradition is being trimmed down to suit the modern age and no doubt the current management will be congratulating themselves in stealing a march on their rivals on how to deal with the redundancy of the old. My reaction is to rush back to those cathedrals and churches that have not been mutilated and ignore the rubbish that is going on inside!